How to Build a Fire Pit

[draftersecret]

awsome



[flyguy06c]

How do I build a fire pit on my balcony... hmmm

Great video!

[SaveSkills]

Firepit. Dig hole in ground. Surround with stones collected from woods. Done

[rhondajo1969]

Where do you find the steel ring for the grate? Also, the bricks with the scores and how do you make sure the stone is fire safe?

[mjhmobileservices]

I just built a fire pit for the upcoming cool weather and wasn't quite sure how many pavers/stones I needed so I got on my phone and downloaded an app called Landscaping Calculator Pro on the Android market. It helped so much and we didn't have to waste money on extra pavers!!

[rino2297]

Im a Robot...

[wssdrizzt]

Well a 48" diameter hole, times pi is 150" square inches of area.. 4 inches deep is about 600 cubic inches or a bit over 4 cubic feet.. Sand and gravel weighs about 2600-2800 per yard,(3'x3'x3') which is 27 cubic feet, About 100 pounds per cubic foot then, allotting for some extra you want. 500 pounds each, sand and gravel.. Remember this has to be the foundation for over 1000lb of concrete retaining wall blocks..

[PhizzyHeadz]

Tree mod

[43nibbles]

I suspect my some of the comments here you may not want to build a firepit..

[tmzrox]

Did you say you need a TON of gravel and a TON of sand? Holy Moley!

[drh1111]

@tmzrox You don't really need that much for this small of a pit.

Plus this is just one design of a fire pit, another way you can do it is to dig a 3 foot deep hole and put 5 inches of gravel at the bottom and 5 inches sand on top of the gravel then just put a bunch of stone blocks around the sides (2.5 feet high) using cement to seal the cracks.

[smttysmth02gt]

Why can't you build it taller than 20"?

[colin8696908]

o thought it would look more like a 300 fire pit of DOOM.

[Galvacore]

you should try Galvacore on your next build.

[kinging9]

i bought a firepit for $90 and its so hot that the metal grate turns cherry red

[mikeys12]

hey id like to know how many inches around is the original circle???

All you say is dig 12 inches of a hole but how far apart??

[southjerseyrulz]

I like! I believe I'll be purchasing the material and build it tomorrow! Thanks.

[talbertnz]

Im suprised How hard it is to any actual effidence of river stones exploding on the net. If any one has a video POST it

[tam6530]

Thanks! Great advice and tips!!

[Pat5725]

Where can I purchase the same size ring and metal grate?

What are the measurements?

[malikshebaz]

I too am trying to find one of those rings. Where can I find one?

[TheDemonsarehere]

Nice fire pit .

[mrhalodstboy]

i used river rock and it exploded..... jk lol

[ashleyjamesdoran]

quote..." Never use river stone, it can explode."

answer... River stone can be treated to make it not explode....the day before you intend to build your permanent campfire, sit the stones in a 1 meter circle away from a fire. the stones will dry, making them safe....notice i said the DAY before. do not do this during the night before, you need to keep an eye on the fire.

about 8-12 hours near a fire should be enough to dry them.

[Conan568]

I just dug holes for the rocks to sit in, and set an old log truck rim inside them.

It took about 1/2 hour to complete, cost nothing, and the big natural rocks look great in my forested setting..

The great part about these log truck rims is that they have air holes as well.

[datzfast]

hey all you idiots the fear the exploding rock., build your fuck-in pit, built the hottest motherfucking fire know to man, let any rock, block, fire brick, or stone explode and then you know the rest never will, and guess what, you problem is solved. Jesus Christ your all so stupid.

[crazy14peace]

@datzfast Hey, all you idiots that fear the exploding rocks... build your fucking pit. Build the hottest mother-fucking fire known to man. Let any rock, block, fire-brick, or stone explode and then you will know the rest never will. AND GUESS WHAT! your problem is solved!!! J.C. ... you are all so stupid.

[10stringmaster]

So no river rock, is it Ok to use any Landscaping rock for the pit? I have a half pallet of landscaping rock in the backyard that i could use.

[rlagerstrom]

I am not the expert, just the video producer. It is my understanding that river rock may have small pockets of water in them (because they were submerged for so long) and may explode when superheated. There are many types of landscaping rock. You should probably ask someone who knows exactly what kind of rock you have on hand.

[ashleyjamesdoran]

refrence my comment....river stone is fine, if you treat them first. and yes, they can explode but not. in the holywood "oh my god i just blew my arm off" way, they will just crack and make a banng.

as for my credentials- age 8-11 scout. age 13-17 cadet. retired australian army with survival training (JTW).

[diddydawg11]

man, if i could build one of those in the woods XD

[crispyskate]

where can you buy the steel inner fire pit bowl

[datzfast]

@crispyskate lowes

[johnnyLikeVideo]

Did you say one ton or gravel and one ton of sand? I may not understand. Are you saying four thousand pounds of material not counting the stones and fire bowl?

[Yayakills]

awesome! im gonna build one in my room!!

[rlagerstrom]

Yes, river rock may have water deep in any crack. When it gets hot enough the water turns to staem and may actually explode.

[smurfcatcher]

River rock can explode???

"Man, this fire pit is great"... BOOOOM..."DAMN IT!!"

[datzfast]

@smurfcatcher oh yea, see the you tube video expolding river rock, nothing more than a stick cracking in a fire.

[MrPeace786]

can u really do this yourself? it seems like something that has to be documented with fire dept?

[drewdidyomama]

yes you really can it is legal everywhere in the U.S (if that's were you're from).

[datzfast]

@MrPeace786 oh sure they will come and build it for you. hehe lol

[jonyyb]

where can I get a metal ring?

[TheTRUSTMFK]

I can't find it anywhere either! :(

[dawnhill1967]

check a DIY Store

[datzfast]

@jonyyb lowes

[stephaniewesztergom]

I built this!! Mine is asomewhat smaller, because I have a smaller space. it turned out great. Looks FAB. Your tips through out the vid are what kept me from messing up!

[anti0918]

Rather than use gravel as the base, you should use processed stone (aka "pack") which is a mixture of 3/4" rocks with fine stone dust. When you pack that down it's hard as a rock. Then put the sand on top and pack that down as well. This is what they use on brick walkways that get heavy traffic.

[tpatalano]

gravel was for drainage. a hard packed layer of stone dust will not drain

[datzfast]

@tpatalano are you really going to use that pit while it raining so hard it wont drain. well you might.

[crazy14peace]

@datzfast Are you really going to use that pit while it is raining hard that it won't drain. Well you might drain!!! 

FAG

[ugarcks]

it would be halarious if u slammed ur finger with the metal thing

[bostonbrawla]

I think I'm going to build this, thanks!